You've probably noticed this by now, but every year, nearly everything gets repackaged in a Game of The Year Edition. And when everything is apparently a Game of The Year, does that label even mean anything anymore? »9/29/14 3:00pm 9/29/14 3:00pm

Well, that was close! Thousands of loyal Kotaku readers voted in our Game of the Year poll last week, and they have chosen The Last Of Us as their favorite game of 2013. But what's the game in the number two spot? The one that missed the top spot by just 24 votes? »12/30/13 5:30pm 12/30/13 5:30pm

Don't Forget To Vote! Voting for our Reader's Choice Award will be open until Midnight Eastern this Sunday night. If you haven't yet voted, be sure to. We'll be publishing the results early next week. »12/27/13 8:00pm 12/27/13 8:00pm

We're nearing the end of our Game of the Year conversations here at Kotaku. This year, we opened up nominations to readers, and figured that we might as well also let readers vote for their own choice from among the nominations. »12/26/13 6:30pm 12/26/13 6:30pm

We're in the midst of evaluating and voting for Kotaku's Game of the Year for 2013. This year, plenty of readers have made their own nominations, and we hope you will as well. »12/25/13 2:00pm 12/25/13 2:00pm

The year is finally over. The games have all come out, and boy did we play them. Now, it's time to decide which one wins the honor of being named Kotaku's Game of the Year. »12/17/13 3:05pm 12/17/13 3:05pm

One of 2012's best games is getting a special edition: starting October 8 in North America (and October 11 in Europe) you can get Dishonored and all of its DLC—including two big slices of story—for $40. »9/12/13 10:40am 9/12/13 10:40am

April 16, 2015Location: Sapporo, JapanOperation: Extraterrestrial Terrorism ResponseCodename: Lost SparkMission Parameters: Failure will result in the immediate loss of resources and support from Japan. This would deal a devastating blow to the XCOM project.Project Goal: Save the Earth, and all who call it home. »1/04/13 8:00pm 1/04/13 8:00pm

Earlier today, our own Luke Plunkett nominatedCrusader Kings II for Kotaku 2012 game of the year, writing that it's "the only game on this list that's about sex and politics." »1/04/13 11:00am 1/04/13 11:00am

On the surface, Spelunky is a roguelike platformer where you become like Indiana Jones, going farther and farther inside ancient caves holding untold riches and perhaps even lost civilizations. You have some rope, some bombs, a whip and whatever else you find along the way. It's a difficult game, and you will die a… »1/03/13 9:00am 1/03/13 9:00am